Wheel's West

The Black Diamond Turner Valley Intermunicipal Economic Development Committee presented suggestions for boosting tourism in both communities during town council meetings in mid-March.

Home and business owners can choose to defer paying their taxes for 90 days and town utilities for 120 days between May 1 and Aug. 31.

The Town is giving struggling homeowners up to Sept. 15 to pay their January to June utility bills.

The declaration was made to further support provincial efforts to contain the spread of the virus and bring more people into the Emergency Co-ordination Centre to plan for the future.

The Town of Turner Valley decided this morning to close the Oilfields Recycling Centre for an undetermined amount of time in light of COVID-19.

With no grocery stores or pharmacies, residents in the tight-knit Foothills community are looking to neighbours and friends to get through the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a second discussion, Black Diamond Town councillors decided on March 18 to support Turner Valley council’s decision to reduce the recycling centre’s hours of operation, yet it won’t support eliminating plastic collection.

Administration decided to close Turner Valley's playgrounds Tuesday to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.

Country Food Mart owner Mark Muller said as the number of COVID-19 cases increase, his grocery store is offering delivery services to people in isolation.

Community workers in the First Nations community are requesting food, hygiene items and baby supplies in light of COVID-19 to take the pressure off families living in poverty and overcrowded homes.